Redefining Working Motherhood. Globally.
Where leadership, research, narrative, and strength meet — so working mothers are seen, supported, and elevated.
the future of working motherhood 2026 report
Why working motherhood becomes unsustainable and how work must evolve. Read the groundbreaking insights
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Executive Moms was founded to shift the way the world sees, values, and designs work for mothers. Too often we talk about working motherhood in terms of loss, penalty, and burnout. We see something else entirely.
We’re building research, movement, and tools that quantify what’s gained — leadership strengths, resilience, strategic clarity — and asking the hard question: why aren’t systems recognizing it?
This is where narrative meets data.
This is where culture meets accountability.
This is where working motherhood becomes influence, not an afterthought.
what we do
research & reports
We publish data that reframes motherhood and leadership — like the Maternal Strengths Report™ and The Future of Working Motherhood 2026.
Keynotes & Workshops
Transformative sessions for companies, teams, and working moms that shift how we think about working mothers and leadership.
Resources for moms
From workbooks to templates, for maternity leave to self-advocacy for working moms at any stage.
National Working Motherhood Week
Coming soon…get in touch with us if you’re interested in sponsoring, being on a panel, or contributing to this event.
About the founder
Alexa Starks is the founder of Executive Moms and Editor-in-Chief of Mothered Magazine. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership, identity, and working motherhood — challenging the systems that shape women’s careers after becoming mothers.
After a decade+ in advertising and navigating her own career rupture and reinvention, Alexa began supporting women through maternity leave and reentry transitions. That work revealed something deeper: the issue wasn’t just leave policies — it was how modern work defines power, leadership, and value.
Today, Alexa leads national research initiatives including The Future of Working Motherhood 2026 and the upcoming Maternal Strengths Report™, speaks globally on working motherhood and systems redesign, and builds platforms that amplify the voices and strengths of working mothers.
She is committed to reshaping how organizations recognize leadership, redefining power beyond dominance, and ensuring that caregiving and ambition are not positioned in opposition.
She is also a mother of two and is building the world she wants her children to inherit.
